ongoing developments in syria, iran you have oil well above $95 a barrel this morning, will this situation. increasingly fragile for the u.s. and how will the white house deal with it? >> i think it is becoming more fragile. you add the instability can't you add the threat of iran's nuclear weapons , all of this, i think that is in the edge of a real major problem. i think our influence has been limited by the lack of attention. dagen: we talk about this very often, but should their attention first and foremost be focused on dealing with iran? >> i think the nuclear weapons program that they have been pursuing for 20 years is the most critical threat in the region. there are plenty of others to go along with it. if they get nuclear weapons, and they are very close to achieving that, the power changes forever. other countries will get nuclear weapons also. saudi arabia, egypt, turkey -- they will get much more seriously unstable. dagen: ambassador, it was great to see you. happy new year if i do not see you. former ambassador, john bolton. stocks now and every 15 minutes. nicole: you rememb